Shared Instrumentation for Animal Research (SIFAR) Grant Program (S10) 2019

Posted February 21, 2019

To:

Chairs and Administrators, Departments in the Biological Sciences; Associate Deans for Research; College/School Research Administrators

From:

Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research & Graduate Education

Date:

February 21, 2019

Subject:

Shared Instrumentation for Animal Research (SIFAR) Grant Program PAR-19-178

Deadline

Deadline for Internal Review:

March 27, 2019

Project Description

The Shared Instrumentation for Animal Research (SIFAR) Grant Program encourages applications from groups of NIH-funded investigators to purchase or upgrade scientific instruments necessary to carry out animal experiments in all areas of biomedical research supported by the NIH. Applicants may request clusters of commercially available instruments configured as specialized integrated systems or as series of instruments to support a thematic well-defined area of research using animals or related materials. Priority will be given to uniquely configured systems to support innovative and potentially transformative investigations.

This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) supports requests for state-of-the art commercially available technologies needed for NIH-funded research using any vertebrate and invertebrate animal species.

This FOA does not support requests for single instruments. At least one item of the requested instrumentation must cost at least $50,000, after all applicable discounts. No instrument in a cluster can cost less than $20,000, after all applicable discounts. There is no maximum price requirement; however, the maximum award is $750,000 of direct costs.

Amount per Award: Applications will be accepted for commercially available instruments only. At least one item of the requested instrumentation must cost at least $50,000, after all applicable discounts. No instrument in a cluster can cost less than $20,000, after all applicable discounts. There is no upper limit on the cost of each instrument, but the maximum award is $750,000 of direct costs. Since the cost of the various instruments will vary, it is anticipated that the amount of the award will also vary. S10 awards do not allow indirect costs.Duration of Award: 1 Year – Earliest start date February 1, 2020Number of Awards: ORIP intends to commit up to $6,000,000 in FY 2020 to fund an estimate of 12 awards.

3 page description of the proposed project addressing the intent of the NIH FOA.

1 page budget overview, including total amount of funds requested for each instrument and requested accessories. Include a financial plan for long-term operation and maintenance of the instrument(s). Explain how various operational costs will be met; specifically, costs associated with routine operation and maintenance of the instrument(s), and costs for support personnel